Clay County vs Cleburne County

A side-by-side comparison of Clay County and Cleburne County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clay County and Cleburne County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cleburne County has the higher population (15,254 vs 14,188 in Clay County). Cleburne County has the higher median household income ($53,319 vs $51,852 in Clay County). Clay County has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $144,200 in Cleburne County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Cleburne County
Population	14,188	15,254
Median age	43.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,852	$53,319
Median home value	$144,700	$144,200
Median gross rent	$624	$792
Housing units	7,072	6,853
Homeownership rate	77.7%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Cleburne County
Population	13,337 → 14,188 (+6.4%)	14,916 → 15,254 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$40,845 → $51,852 (+26.9%)	$44,741 → $53,319 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $144,700 (+34.2%)	$116,500 → $144,200 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $624 (+16.6%)	$585 → $792 (+35.4%)

Clay County

Population

13,33714,188

Median household income

$40,845$51,852

Median home value

$107,800$144,700

Median gross rent

$535$624

Cleburne County

Population

14,91615,254

Median household income

$44,741$53,319

Median home value

$116,500$144,200

Median gross rent

$585$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Cleburne County
Under 5	5.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.0%
75 and over	9.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Cleburne County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	92.5%
Black or African American	13.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Cleburne County
No high school diploma	17.2%	14.6%
High school graduate	37.0%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Cleburne County
Drove alone	80.4%	87.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	3.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Cleburne County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Cleburne County
Poverty rate	16.5%	13.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1983	1986